Rotary electric machine and method of manufacturing rotary electric machine

ABSTRACT

In a rotary electric machine, wound wires are connected to a first terminal and a second terminal. Circuit terminals that are configured from a conductive metal other than aluminum, and the first terminal and the second terminal that are configured from a metal with a principal component of aluminum are joined together inside a circuit chamber that has high water resistant properties. Corrosion is accordingly suppressed at join sites of the circuit terminals with the first terminal and the second terminal. There is therefore no need to coat the join sites with for example a sealing material in order to suppress corrosion at the join sites. Good electrical continuity is accordingly enabled between the circuit terminals and the wound wires while suppressing an increase in costs, even when the wound wire is configured from a metal with a principal component of aluminum.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation application of, and claims domesticpriority to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/224,077, filed Mar. 25,2014, which claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese PatentApplications No. 2013-077060 filed Apr. 2, 2013, No. 2013-148694 filedJul. 17, 2013 and No. 2014-003451 filed Jan. 10, 2014. The presentcontinuation application hereby incorporates by reference all documentsreferenced above.

BACKGROUND Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a rotary electric machine and a methodof manufacturing a rotary electric machine.

Related Art

In a motor described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (JP-A) No.2010-273450, wound wire terminal portions of a wound wire wound aroundtooth portions extend out to one axial direction side of the motor andare retained by wound wire retaining portions. The wound wire terminalportions retained by the wound wire retaining portions are connected tocircuit terminals of a circuit device via bus bars.

Generally copper wire with high electrical conductivity is employed inwound wire. A reduction in weight and reduction in costs of a motor canbe achieved by employing a wound wire configured from a metal whoseprincipal (main) component is aluminum, for example.

SUMMARY

The present invention provides a rotary electric machine that enablesgood electrical continuity between a wound wire and a circuit terminalwhilst suppressing an increase in costs even in a case in which thewound wire is configured from a metal whose principal component isaluminum, and a method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine.

A rotary electric machine of a first aspect of the present inventionincludes:

a cover that configures an outline of a sealed circuit chamber;

a drive circuit section that is housed inside the circuit chamber andthat drives a motor section;

a circuit terminal that is provided at the drive circuit section insidethe circuit chamber, and that is configured from a conductive metalother than aluminum; and

a wound wire that is wound around a tooth portion of an armature core inthe motor section, that is configured from a metal whose principalcomponent is aluminum, and that has a terminal portion that is directlyjoined to the circuit terminal or is joined to the circuit terminal viaa coupling member that is configured from a metal whose principalcomponent is aluminum.

According to the rotary electric machine of the first aspect, the insideportion of the cover configures the sealed circuit chamber, and thedrive circuit section is housed inside the circuit chamber. The drivecircuit section is provided with the circuit terminal, and the circuitterminal is disposed inside the circuit chamber. The circuit terminal isconfigured from a metal with electrical conductivity different fromaluminum.

The terminal portion of the wound wire wound around the tooth portion ofthe armature core in the motor section is directly joined to the circuitterminal or joined to the circuit terminal via the coupling member. Thewound wire and the coupling member are configured from metal whoseprincipal component is aluminum. The circuit terminal that is configuredfrom a metal with electrical conductivity different from aluminum and“the wound wire or the coupling member” configured from metal with aprincipal component of aluminum are accordingly joined together insidethe circuit chamber. The circuit terminal and “the wound wire or thecoupling member” are accordingly joined together inside the circuitchamber for which water resistant properties are secured. Corrosion at ajoin site between the circuit terminal and “the wound wire or thecoupling member” is accordingly suppressed. There is therefore no needto coat the join site with for example a sealing material in order tosuppress corrosion at the join site. Good electrical continuity(conduction) is accordingly enabled between the circuit terminal and thewound wire whilst suppressing an increase in costs.

A rotary electric machine of a second aspect of the present invention isthe rotary electric machine of the first aspect, wherein the circuitchamber is disposed adjacent to the motor section as viewed along anaxial direction of the motor section.

In the rotary electric machine of the second aspect, the circuit chamberis disposed adjacent to the motor section, thereby enabling for exampleheat generated by the motor section to be suppressed from affecting thedrive circuit section, and enabling an increase in size of the rotaryelectric machine in the motor section axial direction to be suppressed.

A rotary electric machine of a third aspect of the present invention isthe rotary electric machine of the second aspect, wherein the terminalportion of the wound wire is joined to the circuit terminal via thecoupling member.

According to the rotary electric machine of the third aspect, by joiningthe coupling member that is joined to the wound wire to the circuitterminal, inside the circuit chamber, good electrical continuity isenabled between the circuit terminal and the wound wire whilstsuppressing an increase in costs, even in a case in which for examplethe wound wire in an existing rotary electric machine with a couplingmember is replaced with a metal whose principal component is aluminum.Moreover, for example the drive circuit section can be housed inside thecircuit chamber after joining the coupling member and the circuitterminal together by using welding. Electrode (terminal) space canaccordingly be easily secured during welding of the coupling member andthe circuit terminal since welding of the coupling member and thecircuit terminal is performed outside the circuit chamber. Moreover, forexample circuit components can be provided to the drive circuit sectionafter joining together the coupling member and the circuit terminal inadvance by using welding. Spatter during welding can accordingly besuppressed from affecting circuit components.

A rotary electric machine of a fourth aspect of the present invention isthe rotary electric machine of the third aspect, wherein the couplingmember is joined to the circuit terminal, and includes a plurality ofjoin portions which are respectively joined to terminal portions ofwound wires.

According to the rotary electric machine of the fourth aspect, thecoupling member includes the plural join portions joined to respectiveterminal portions of the wound wires, therefore, the number of joinlocations between the coupling member and the circuit terminal wheredifferent metals are joined together can be set smaller than the numberof join locations between the terminal portions of the wound wires andthe join portions of the coupling member where the same metals arejoined together. The reliability of the rotary electric machine canaccordingly be enhanced.

A rotary electric machine of a fifth aspect of the present invention isthe rotary electric machine of the fourth aspect, wherein a plurality ofterminal portions of the wound wires, which are in a bundled state, arejoined to each of the join portions.

In the rotary electric machine of the fifth aspect, plural terminalportions of the wound wires are joined to each of the join portions inthe plural terminal portions being in bundled state, thereby enabling areduction in the number of join locations between the terminal portionsof the wound wires and the join portion. This thereby enables acontribution to be made to reduce the number of assembly processes ofthe rotary electric machine.

A rotary electric machine of a sixth aspect of the present invention isthe rotary electric machine of any one of the third aspect to the fifthaspect, wherein the coupling member is formed integrally with the cover.

According to the rotary electric machine of the sixth aspect, thecoupling member is integrally formed to the cover, enabling a waterresistant structure to be easily achieved at a portion where thecoupling member passes through the cover.

A rotary electric machine of a seventh aspect of the present inventionis the rotary electric machine of the first aspect, wherein the woundwire extends from the motor section to inside the circuit chamber, andthe terminal portion of the wound wire is directly joined to the circuitterminal.

According to the rotary electric machine of the seventh aspect, thewound wire extends from the motor section to inside the circuit chamber,and the terminal portion of the wound wire is directly joined to thecircuit terminal, therefore, there is no need to join the wound wire atthe outside of the circuit chamber. A reduction in costs can accordinglybe achieved for the rotary electric machine.

A rotary electric machine of an eighth aspect of the present inventionis the rotary electric machine of any one of the first aspect to theseventh aspect, wherein the circuit terminal is configured from a metalwhose principal component is copper, and a join site of the circuitterminal with the wound wire or with the coupling member is plated withtin.

According to the rotary electric machine of the eighth aspect, thecircuit terminal is configured from a metal whose principal component iscopper. The join site of the circuit terminal with the wound wire orwith the coupling member is tin plated. Corrosion can thereby beefficiently suppressed at the join site between the circuit terminal and“the wound wire or the coupling member”. Namely, supposing a case inwhich the circuit terminal was not tin plated, a voltage differencebetween the non-tin plated circuit terminal and “the wound wire or thecoupling member” would be greater than the voltage difference betweenthe plated portion of the tin plated circuit terminal and “the woundwire or the coupling member”. Accordingly, by performing tin plating tothe circuit terminal, the join site voltage difference between theplated portion of the circuit terminal and “the wound wire or thecoupling member” to be small, thereby enabling corrosion to beefficiently suppressed from occurring at the join site at the circuitterminal with “the wound wire or the coupling member”.

A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine of a ninth aspect ofthe present invention is applied to the rotary electric machine of thesixth aspect, the method including:

a first joining process in which the coupling member and the circuitterminal are joined; and

a molding process in which the coupling member joined to the circuitterminal is formed integrally with the cover.

In the rotary electric machine manufacturing method of the ninth aspect,the coupling member is integrally formed with the cover after joiningtogether the coupling member and the circuit terminal. The circuitterminal that has been welded to the coupling member in advance canthereby be provided (mounted) to a circuit board. Space for theelectrodes during welding of the coupling member to the circuit terminalcan accordingly be easily secured since welding of the coupling memberto the circuit terminal can be performed outside the circuit chamber,for example. Spatter during welding of the coupling member and thecircuit terminal can moreover be suppressed from affecting circuitcomponents.

A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine of a tenth aspect ofthe present invention is the method of manufacturing a rotary electricmachine of the ninth aspect, further including: a second joining processin which the coupling member joined to the circuit terminal and theterminal portion of the wound wire are joined, wherein the secondjoining process is performed after the first joining process isperformed.

According to the rotary electric machine manufacturing method of thetenth aspect, the coupling member is joined to the terminal portion ofthe wound wire after joining together the coupling member and thecircuit terminal. Ease of assembly of the rotary electric machine canaccordingly be enhanced.

A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine of an eleventhaspect of the present invention is applied to the rotary electricmachine of the third aspect, the method including:

a joining process in which the coupling member and the circuit terminalare joined; and

a sealing process in which the circuit terminal that is joined to thecoupling member is installed at the drive circuit section that is housedinside the circuit chamber, and the circuit chamber is sealed.

According to the rotary electric machine manufacturing method of theeleventh aspect, the circuit chamber is sealed after joining togetherthe coupling member and the circuit terminal. Such a configuration alsoenables space for the electrodes during welding of the coupling memberto the circuit terminal to be easily secured since welding of thecoupling member to the circuit terminal can be performed outside thecircuit chamber, for example. Spatter during welding of the couplingmember and the circuit terminal can moreover be suppressed fromaffecting circuit components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with referenceto the following figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating relevant portions of a rotaryelectric machine according to a first exemplary embodiment, as viewedfrom one axial direction side of the rotary electric machine;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating relevant portions of therotary electric machine illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view cross-section illustrating relevant portions ofthe rotary electric machine illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4A is an explanatory drawing to explain a first joining process ofa manufacturing method of the rotary electric machine illustrated inFIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory drawing to explain a state inwhich the first terminals and the second terminal illustrated in FIG. 4Ahave been integrally formed to a cover;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory drawing to explain assembly of a bus bar to amotor body to which the circuit device illustrated in FIG. 4B has beenassembled;

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating another example of integration of thecover with the first terminals and the second terminal illustrated inFIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating relevant portions of a rotaryelectric machine according to a second exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the interior of acircuit chamber of the rotary electric machine illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating relevant portions of a rotaryelectric machine according to a third exemplary embodiment as viewedfrom one axial direction side of the rotary electric machine;

FIG. 10 is a side view cross-section illustrating a circuit chamber ofthe rotary electric machine illustrated in FIG. 9; and

FIG. 11 is a side view cross-section illustrating another example of thecircuit chamber illustrated in FIG. 10.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION First Exemplary Embodiment

Explanation follows regarding a rotary electric machine 10 according toa first exemplary embodiment, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. Therotary electric machine 10 is configured by what is referred to as anouter rotor type brushless motor, and is configured including a motorbody 12 serving as a “motor section” and a circuit device 50.

The motor body 12 is provided with a substantially triangular plateshaped centerpiece 14. The centerpiece 14 is disposed with thicknessdirection thereof in the motor body 12 axial direction. As viewed alongthe motor body 12 axial direction, the centerpiece 14 is formedsymmetrically about an orthogonal axis Cx (see FIG. 1) that passesthrough the motor body 12 axial center. One end portion of thecenterpiece 14 (the end portion on the arrow D direction side in forexample FIG. 1) is formed with an attachment portion 16 to which thecircuit device 50, described later, is attached. The attachment portion16 extends in an axial direction of an orthogonal axis Cy that isorthogonal to the orthogonal axis Cx, as viewed along the motor body 12axial direction.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, a shaft portion 18 is integrally formed at asubstantially central portion of the centerpiece 14. The shaft portion18 projects out toward one axial direction side of the motor body 12(the arrow A direction side in for example FIG. 3) and is formedsubstantially in the shape of a circular cylinder having a bottomportion. One end portion of a motor shaft 20 is fitted into the shaftportion 18, with the motor shaft 20 fixed so as to be non-rotatably tothe centerpiece 14.

The motor body 12 is further provided with a rotor 22. The rotor 22includes a rotor housing 24, with the rotor housing 24 open toward theone axial direction side of the motor body 12 and formed in asubstantially circular cylinder shape having a bottom portion. Asubstantially cylinder shaped fixing portion 26 is formed at a centralportion of the rotor housing 24, with the other end portion of the motorshaft 20 supported by the fixing portion 26 via bearings (shaftreceiving portions) 28. The rotor 22 is thereby configured rotatablewith respect to the motor shaft 20. A magnet 30 is affixed to an innerperipheral face of the rotor housing 24.

An armature core 34 of a stator 32 that configures a portion of themotor body 12 is housed inside the rotor housing 24. The armature core34 is supported by the centerpiece 14. The armature core 34 includesplural (12 in the present exemplary embodiment) tooth portions 36, withthe tooth portions 36 formed in a radial pattern centered on the motorshaft 20.

A wound wire (wire) 38 is wound onto the tooth portion 36. The wires 38are manufactured from a wire material member configured from a metalwith a principal component (main component) of aluminum (a material inthe 1000 series as specified by JIS), and the wound wires 38respectively configure a U phase, a V phase and a W phase of the motorbody 12. The wound wires 38 further includes 12 wound wire terminalportions 40A to 40L, corresponding to the number of the tooth portions36. As illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the wound wire terminalportions 40A to 40L of the wound wires 38 extend from the motor body 12to the motor body 12 one axial direction side such that two wound wireterminal portions form a pair, respectively and are disposed withuniform spacing (every 60°) around the motor body 12 circumferentialdirection, as viewed along the motor body 12 axial direction.Specifically, the pair formed by the two wound wire terminal portions40A, 40B and the pair formed by the two wound wire terminal portions40G, 40H are disposed over the orthogonal axis Cy as viewed along themotor body 12 axial direction.

A retaining member 42 is provided at the one axial direction side of themotor body 12, with the retaining member 42 supported by the centerpiece14. The retaining member 42 is manufactured from an insulating material,and is substantially formed in a shallow-bottomed recessed shape opentoward the motor body 12 one axial direction side. The retaining member42 is formed with plural (at 6 locations in the present exemplaryembodiment) wound wire retaining portions 44 that retain the pairedwound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L, and the wound wire retainingportions 44 are disposed at positions corresponding to the respectivepairs of the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L. The wound wireretaining portions 44 are formed in substantially cylindrical shapes,and the respective pairs of the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40Lare inserted and retained inside the wound wire retaining portions 44.

The circuit device 50 is disposed on the motor body 12 one axialdirection side, and is disposed displaced to the attachment portion 16side of the centerpiece 14 as viewed along the motor body 12 axialdirection. In other words, the circuit device 50 is disposed adjacent tothe motor body 12 as viewed along the motor body 12 axial direction. Thecircuit device 50 is configured including a substantially rectangularplate shaped base portion 52 that is fixed to the attachment portion 16of the centerpiece 14, and a cover 54 that is disposed to the motor body12 one axial direction side of the base portion 52. The cover 54 isconfigured as a substantially rectangular box shape that is open towardthe motor body 12 other axial direction side (the arrow B direction sidein FIG. 2). Specifically, the cover 54 is configured including a frameportion 54A formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape, and abottom wall 54B that closes off one end portion of the frame portion 54A(in FIG. 2 the bottom wall 54B of the cover 54 is omitted fromillustration for the sake of convenience). The frame portion 54A and thebottom wall 54B are fixed together by a method such as welding. The baseportion 52 and the cover 54 are assembled together so as to give asealed state between the cover 54 and the base portion 52. The spaceinside the cover 54 configures a circuit chamber 56, with the circuitchamber 56 sealed by the base portion 52 and the cover 54. Namely, anoutline of the circuit chamber 56 is configured by the base portion 52and the cover 54, thereby securing water resistant properties for thecircuit chamber 56.

A circuit board (substrate) 58 serving as a “drive circuit section” ishoused inside the circuit chamber 56. The circuit board 58 is fixed tothe base portion 52. A motor body 12 end side of the circuit board 58 isprovided with plural (3 in the present exemplary embodiment) circuitterminals 60A to 60C serving as “circuit terminals”. The circuitterminals 60A to 60C are configured from a metal with a principalcomponent of copper (brass in the present exemplary embodiment), andsurfaces of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C are tin plated. The circuitterminals 60A to 60C are formed in substantially plate shapes, with theplate thickness direction disposed in the orthogonal axis Cx axialdirection with the circuit terminals 60A to 60C projecting out from thecircuit board 58 toward the motor body 12 one axial direction side. Thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C are moreover disposed in a row runningparallel to the orthogonal axis Cy. Upper portions of the circuitterminals 60A to 60C are respectively formed with protrusion portions 62that protrude toward the motor body 12 side (see part E in FIG. 1), andthe circuit terminals 60A to 60C are joined by the protrusion portions62 to first terminals 70 and a second terminal 90, described later, bywelding.

The circuit board 58 is connected to the wound wire terminal portions40A to 40L of the wound wire 38 through a pair of the first terminals70, a pair of bus bars 80, and the second terminal 90. The firstterminals 70, the bus bars 80, and the second terminal 90 arerespectively configured from metal with a principal component ofaluminum (a material in the 1000 series as specified in JIS), with eachof these members corresponding to “coupling members” of the presentinvention. Explanation follows regarding the respective configurationsthereof.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the first terminals 70 are respectivelydisposed to the motor body 12 side of the circuit terminals 60A and 60C(on the arrow C direction side in for example FIG. 2). The firstterminals 70 are each formed in a substantially elongated plate shape,with length direction disposed in the orthogonal axis Cx axial direction(see FIG. 1). The first terminals 70 are each configured including afirst terminal base portion 72 configuring circuit terminals 60A and 60Cside (the arrow D direction side in for example FIG. 2) portions of thefirst terminals 70, and a first terminal connection portion 74configuring motor body 12 side portions of the first terminals 70.Length direction intermediate portions of the first terminals 70 areintegrally formed with a side wall (the frame portion 54A) on the motorbody 12 side of the cover 54 using insert molding. The first terminalbase portions 72 accordingly extend from the side wall (frame portion54A) of the cover 54 to inside the circuit chamber 56, and the firstterminal connection portions 74 extend from the side wall (frame portion54A) of the cover 54 toward the motor body 12 side.

The first terminal base portions 72 are disposed with the platethickness direction in the motor body 12 axial direction. One endportions (circuit terminal 60A and 60C side end portions) of the firstterminal base portions 72 are bent toward the motor body 12 one axialdirection side so as to face (the protrusion portions 62 of) the circuitterminals 60A and 60C, and are joined to the circuit terminals 60A and60C using for example projection welding. Namely, the first terminals 70are joined to the circuit terminals 60A and 60C inside the circuitchamber 56.

The first terminal connection portions 74 are disposed with the platethickness direction in the orthogonal axis Cy axial direction (see FIG.1), and extend from width direction one end portions of other endportions of the first terminal base portions 72 toward the motor body 12side. The first terminal connection portions 74 are respectively formedwith a substantially L-shape with leading end portions projecting outtoward the motor body 12 one axial direction side as viewed from theside.

The pair of bus bars 80 are disposed on the opposite side of the firstterminals 70 to the circuit device 50. The bus bars 80 are eachconfigured including a bus bar connection portion 82 and a pair of busbar join portions 84 that serve as “join portions”. The bus barconnection portions 82 of the pair of bus bars 80 are formed insubstantially elongated plate shapes, and are bent into stepped shapesto give left and right symmetry about the orthogonal axis Cx as viewedalong the motor body 12 axial direction (see FIG. 1). Specifically, oneend portions (circuit device 50 side end portions) of the bus barconnection portions 82 are disposed with the plate thickness directionin the orthogonal axis Cy axial direction, and are joined to other endportions of the first terminals 70 using for example TIG welding. Lengthdirection intermediate portions of the bus bar connection portions 82are bent into a substantially crank shape so as to approach theorthogonal axis Cx on progression toward the opposite side to thecircuit device 50 (the arrow C direction in for example FIG. 1) asviewed along the motor body 12 axial direction (see FIG. 1). Other endportions of the bus bar connection portions 82 (the end portions on theopposite side to the circuit device 50) are disposed with the platethickness direction in the orthogonal axis Cy axial direction.

The bus bar join portions 84 are respectively integrally formed to thelength direction intermediate portion and the other end portion of eachof the pair of bus bar connection portions 82. The bus bar join portions84 are respectively disposed at positions adjacent to the paired twowound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B, the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40C, 40D, the paired two wound wire terminal portions40E, 40F, and the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40G, 40H. Thebus bar join portions 84 extend from the bus bar connection portions 82toward the motor body 12 one axial direction side, and are bent roundinto substantially U-shapes open toward the opposite side to the circuitdevice 50 as viewed along the motor body 12 axial direction. The pairedtwo wound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B, the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40C, 40D, the paired two wound wire terminal portions40E, 40F, and the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40G, 40H areinserted inside the respective bus bar join portions 84 in a bundledstate, and are joined to the bus bar join portions 84 using for exampleTIG welding. The circuit terminal 60A is thereby connected (coupled)with the wound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B and the wound wireterminal portions 40C, 40D, and the circuit terminal 60C is connected(coupled) with the wound wire terminal portions 40E, 40F and the woundwire terminal portions 40G, 40H through the first terminals 70 and thebus bars 80.

The second terminal 90 is disposed at the motor body 12 side of thecircuit terminal 60B, and is formed in a substantially Y-shaped plateshape as viewed along the motor body 12 axial direction. The secondterminal 90 is configured including a second terminal base portion 92that configures a circuit terminal 60B side portion of the secondterminal 90, and a pair of second terminal connection portions 94 thatconfigure a motor body 12 side portion of the second terminal 90. Thesecond terminal 90 is moreover integrally formed to the side wall (frameportion 54A) on the motor body 12 side of the cover 54 using insertmolding, and the second terminal base portion 92 extends from the sidewall (frame portion 54A) of the cover 54 toward the circuit chamber 56inside, and the pair of second terminal connection portions 94 extendfrom the side wall (frame portion 54A) of the cover 54 toward the motorbody 12 side.

The second terminal base portion 92 is formed in a substantiallyT-shaped plate shape as viewed along the motor body 12 axial direction,and is disposed with the plate thickness direction in the motor body 12axial direction. Specifically, the second terminal base portion 92extends from the circuit terminal 60B toward the motor body 12 side, anda motor body 12 side end portion of the second terminal base portion 92branches into two along the orthogonal axis Cy axial direction. One endportion of the second terminal base portion 92 (the circuit terminal 60Bside end portion) is bent toward the motor body 12 one axial directionside so as to face the circuit terminal 60B, and is joined to thecircuit terminal 60B using for example projection welding. Namely, thesecond terminal 90 and the circuit terminal 60B are joined togetherinside the circuit device 50.

The pair of second terminal connection portions 94 are disposed with theplate thickness direction in the orthogonal axis Cy axial direction, andrespectively extend from both end portions of the branched secondterminal base portion 92 toward the motor body 12 side. Leading endportions (motor body 12 side end portions) of the second terminalconnection portions 94 are integrally formed with second terminal joinportions 96 serving as “join portions”, with the second terminal joinportions 96 extending from the respective leading end portions towardthe motor body 12 one axial direction side, and are bent round intosubstantially U-shapes open toward the opposite side to the circuitdevice 50 as viewed along the motor body 12 axial direction. The pairedtwo wound wire terminal portions 40I, 40J and the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40K, 40L are respectively inserted inside the secondterminal join portions 96 in a bundled state, and are joined to thesecond terminal join portions 96 using for example TIG welding. Thewound wire terminal portions 40I, 40J and wound wire terminal portions40K, 40L and the circuit terminal 60B are thereby connected (coupled)together through the second terminal 90.

Explanation follows regarding a manufacturing method of the rotaryelectric machine 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment.

Firstly, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, one end portions of the firstterminal base portions 72 of the first terminals 70 and the protrusionportions 62 (not shown in FIG. 4A) of the circuit terminals 60A and 60Care disposed facing each other, and the first terminals 70 are joined tothe circuit terminals 60A and 60C using for example projection welding(first joining process or joining process). One end portion of thesecond terminal base portion 92 of the second terminal 90 and theprotrusion portion 62 (not shown in FIG. 4A) of the circuit terminal 60Bare disposed facing each other, and the second terminal 90 and thecircuit terminal 60B are joined together using for example projectionwelding (first joining process or joining process).

Next, the pair of first terminals 70 joined to the respective circuitterminals 60A and 60C and the second terminal 90 joined to the circuitterminal 60B are integrally formed with (the frame portion 54A of) thecover 54 using insert molding (molding process).

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, the frame portion 54A of the cover 54is disposed on the base portion 52 so as to cover the circuit board 58that is fixed to the base portion 52 of the circuit device 50. The frameportion 54A of the cover 54 is assembled to the base portion 52 whilstsealing between the cover 54 and the base portion 52. When this isperformed, termination portions (not shown in the drawings) of thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C are inserted into through holes (not shownin the drawings) formed to the circuit board 58, and the circuitterminals 60A to 60C are soldered to the circuit board 58.

Then, the bottom wall 54B of the cover 54 is disposed so as to close offone end side (the opposite side to the base portion 52) of the frameportion 54A of the cover 54, and the bottom wall 54B is fixed to theframe portion 54A. The circuit device 50 is thereby formed into a unitwith the circuit chamber 56 in a sealed state (sealing process).

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the circuit device 50 configured in this stateis disposed at the side of the motor body 12, and the base portion 52 ofthe circuit device 50 is fixed to the attachment portion 16 of thecenterpiece 14. When this is performed, the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40I, 40J and the paired two wound wire terminalportions 40K, 40L are respectively inserted inside the second terminaljoin portions 96 of the second terminal 90 in bundled states. The woundwire terminal portions 40I, 40J and wound wire terminal portions 40K,40L are then respectively joined to the second terminal join portions 96using for example TIG welding (second joining process). The wound wireterminal portions 40I, 40J and wound wire terminal portions 40K, 40L arethereby connected (coupled) to the circuit terminal 60B through thesecond terminal 90.

Next, the pair of bus bars 80 are assembled to the motor body 12 fromthe motor body 12 one axial direction side. Specifically, the paired twowound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B and the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40C, 40D are inserted inside the bus bar join portions84 of one of the bus bars 80, and the wound wire terminal portions 40A,40B and wound wire terminal portions 40C, 40D are joined to the bus barjoin portions 84 using for example TIG welding (second joining process).The paired two wound wire terminal portions 40E, 40F and the paired twowound wire terminal portions 40G, 40H are inserted inside the bus barjoin portions 84 of the other of the bus bars 80, and the wound wireterminal portions 40E, 40F and wound wire terminal portions 40G, 40H arejoined to the bus bar join portions 84 using for example TIG welding(second joining process). The bus bar connection portions 82 of the busbars 80 are also joined to the first terminals 70 using for example TIGwelding. The wound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B and wound wireterminal portions 40C, 40D are thereby connected (coupled) to thecircuit terminal 60A, and the wound wire terminal portions 40E, 40F andthe wound wire terminal portions 40G, 40H are connected (coupled) to thecircuit terminal 60C, through the first terminals 70 and the bus bars80.

Explanation follows regarding operation and advantageous effects of thepresent exemplary embodiment.

In the rotary electric machine 10 configured as described above, thecircuit board 58 is housed inside the circuit chamber 56, and thecircuit board 58 is provided with the brass circuit terminals 60A to60C. The wound wires 38 of the motor body 12, the pair of firstterminals 70, the pair of bus bars 80 and the second terminal 90 arerespectively configured from metal with a principal component ofaluminum.

The wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L of the wound wires 38 in themotor body 12 are joined to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C through thepair of bus bars 80, the pair of first terminals 70 and the secondterminal 90. Specifically, the paired two wound wire terminal portions40A, 40B, the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40C, 40D, thepaired two wound wire terminal portions 40E, 40F, and the paired twowound wire terminal portions 40G, 40H are joined to the bus bar joinportions 84 of the bus bars 80, and the bus bars 80 are joined to thefirst terminals 70. The first terminals 70 and the circuit terminals 60Aand 60C are joined together inside the circuit chamber 56. The pairedtwo wound wire terminal portions 40I, 40J and the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40K, 40L are joined to the second terminal joinportions 96 of the second terminal 90, and the second terminal 90 andthe circuit terminal 60B are joined together inside the circuit chamber56.

The circuit terminals 60A to 60C configured from a metal (brass) with anelectrical conductivity different to aluminum, and the first terminals70 and the second terminal 90 that are configured from a metal with aprincipal component of aluminum are joined together inside the circuitchamber 56 for which water resistance properties are secured (are high).As a result, corrosion at the join sites of the first terminals 70 andthe second terminal 90 in the circuit terminals 60A to 60C issuppressed. It is therefore not necessary to coat the join sites withfor example a sealing material in order to suppress corrosion. Goodelectrical continuity is accordingly enabled between the circuitterminals 60A to 60C and the wound wires 38 whilst suppressing anincrease in costs, even when the wound wire 38 is configured from ametal with a principal component of aluminum.

As described above, the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L arejoined to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C through coupling members (thepair of first terminals 70, the pair of bus bars 80, and the secondterminal 90). Good electrical continuity between circuit terminals andwound wires is accordingly enabled whilst suppressing an increase incosts, even for example when the wound wires in an existing rotaryelectric machine that includes coupling members are replaced with ametal with a principal component of aluminum, by configuring the rotaryelectric machine similarly to the rotary electric machine 10 of thepresent exemplary embodiment.

The one end portion of the second terminal 90 is joined to the circuitterminal 60B, and the second terminal join portions 96, to which thepaired two wound wire terminal portions 40I, 40J and the paired twowound wire terminal portions 40K, 40L are joined, are formed at 2locations at the second terminal 90. One end portions of the bus bars 80are joined to the first terminals 70, and the bus bar join portions 84,to which the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B and thepaired two wound wire terminal portions 40C, 40D (the paired two woundwire terminal portions 40E, 40F and the paired two wound wire terminalportions 40G, 40G) are joined, are formed at 2 locations on each of thebus bars 80. There are accordingly fewer join locations (3 locations) ofthe first terminals 70 and second terminal 90 with the circuit terminals60A to 60C than there are join locations of the bus bars 80 and secondterminal 90 with the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L (6locations). The reliability of the rotary electric machine 10 canaccordingly be enhanced, since the number of join locations betweendifferent metals (the join locations of the first terminals 70 and thesecond terminal 90 with the circuit terminals 60A to 60C) can bereduced.

The first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 are moreoverintegrally formed with the cover 54 using insert molding. A waterresistant structure can accordingly be simply achieved at portions wherethe first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 pass through the cover54.

The surfaces of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C are tin plated.Corrosion can therefore be efficiently suppressed at join sites of thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C with the coupling members (the firstterminals 70 and the second terminal 90). Namely, supposing a case inwhich the circuit terminals 60A to 60C were not tin plated, a voltagedifference (of around 0.5V) between such non-tin plated circuitterminals 60A to 60C and the coupling members would be greater than thevoltage difference (of around 0.25V) between the plated portions of thetin plated circuit terminals 60A to 60C and the coupling members such asin the present exemplary embodiment. Accordingly, tin plating thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C enables voltage difference between the joinsites of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C with the coupling members (thefirst terminals 70 and the second terminal 90) to be set to a smallamount. Corrosion can accordingly be efficiently suppressed at the joinsites of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C with the coupling members.

The circuit device 50 is disposed adjacent to the motor body 12 asviewed along the motor body 12 axial direction. Heat generated by themotor body 12 can accordingly be suppressed from affecting the circuitboard 58, and an increase in size of the rotary electric machine 10along the motor body 12 axial direction can be suppressed.

The first terminal 70 and the bus bar 80 form a divided configurationbetween the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B and thepaired two wound wire terminal portions 40C, 40D, and the circuitterminal 60A, also, the first terminal 70 and the bus bar 80 form adivided configuration between the paired two wound wire terminalportions 40E, 40F and the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40G,40H, and the circuit terminals 60C. The amount that the first terminals70 project out from the cover 54 can accordingly be suppressed comparedto, for example, when the first terminals 70 and the bus bars 80 areformed integrally to one another. An increase in size of the cover 54can accordingly be suppressed, and ease of assembly during assembly ofthe circuit device 50 to the motor body 12 can also be enhanced.

The paired two wound wire terminal portions 40A, 40B, the paired twowound wire terminal portions 40C, 40D, the paired two wound wireterminal portions 40E, 40F and the paired two wound wire terminalportions 40G, 40H are respectively joined to the bus bar join portions84 in a bundled state. The paired two wound wire terminal portions 40I,40J and the paired two wound wire terminal portions 40K, 40L arerespectively joined to the second terminal join portions 96 of thesecond terminal 90 in a bundled state. The number of join locationsbetween the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L and the bus bars 80and second terminal 90 can accordingly be reduced. A contribution cantherefore be made to reducing the number of assembly processes of therotary electric machine 10.

In the rotary electric machine 10, after the first terminals 70 and thecircuit terminals 60A and 60C have been joined together by welding, andafter the second terminal 90 and the circuit terminal 60B have beenjoined together by welding, the first terminals 70 and the secondterminal 90 are integrally formed to the cover 54 using insert molding.The first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 can accordingly bewelded to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C outside of the circuitchamber 56, thus easily securing enough space for the electrodes duringwelding of the first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 to thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C. The circuit terminals 60A to 60C welded tothe first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 can be provided(mounted) to the circuit board 58. Spatter during welding canaccordingly be suppressed from affecting circuit components on thecircuit board 58.

In the first exemplary embodiment, the wound wire terminal portions 40Ato 40L are joined to the bus bars 80 and the second terminal 90 afterthe first terminals 70 have been joined to the circuit terminals 60A and60C and after the second terminal 90 has been joined to the circuitterminal 60B. Ease of assembly of the rotary electric machine 10 canaccordingly be enhanced. Namely, supposing a case in which the firstterminals 70 and the second terminal 90 were connected to the circuitterminals 60A to 60C after the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40Lhad been joined to the bus bars 80 and the second terminal 90, therewould be an issue of having to join (weld) the first terminals 70 andthe second terminal 90 to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C in a coupledstate of the first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 to the motorbody 12. There would be moreover be an issue with integrally molding thefirst terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 to the cover 54 in thisstate, this being detrimental to the molding. In contrast, in the firstexemplary embodiment, the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40L arejoined to the bus bars 80 and the second terminal 90 after joining thefirst terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 to the circuit terminals60A to 60C, thereby eliminating such issues, and enabling the ease ofassembly of the rotary electric machine 10 to be enhanced.

Note that in the first exemplary embodiment, the first terminals 70 andthe second terminal 90 are integrally formed to the cover 54 usinginsert molding. Alternatively, the first terminals 70 and the secondterminal 90 may for example be integrated to the cover 54 by assemblingthe first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 to the cover 54through a sealing material. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6, abottomed recessed portion 55 that is open toward the motor body 12 oneaxial direction side may be formed at an outer side of the frame portion54A of the cover 54. Slits 57 into which the first terminals 70 and thesecond terminal 90 are inserted are formed to a side wall of the frameportion 54A and a side wall of the recessed portion 55, and the firstterminals 70 and the second terminal 90 are assembled in an stateinserted into the slits 57. A sealing material S is filled into therecessed portion 55 and the slits 57, thus sealing the circuit chamber56.

Such a configuration enables, for example, the circuit board 58 to behoused inside the circuit chamber 56 after the first terminals 70 andthe second terminal 90 have been joined to the circuit terminals 60A to60C by welding. Similarly to as described above, enough space for theelectrodes during welding of the first terminals 70 and the secondterminal 90 to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C can be easily securedsince the first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 can be welded tothe circuit terminals 60A to 60C outside the circuit chamber 56.Moreover, such a configuration enables the circuit terminals 60A to 60Cto be disposed on the circuit board 58 after integrating the firstterminals 70 and the second terminal 90 that are joined to the circuitterminals 60A to 60C with the cover 54. Alternatively, the firstterminals 70 and the second terminal 90 can be integrated with the cover54 after disposing the circuit terminals 60A to 60C that are joined tothe first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 on the circuit board58. Such a configuration also accordingly enables spatter during weldingto be suppressed from affecting circuit components.

In the first exemplary embodiment, the first terminals 70 and the busbars 80 have a divided configuration, however the first terminals 70 andthe bus bars 80 may be integrally formed to configure single members.

In the first exemplary embodiment, two wound wires 38 are joined to eachof the bus bar join portions 84 and the second terminal join portions 96using TIG welding, however the number of the wound wires 38 that arejoined to each of the bus bar join portions 84 and the second terminaljoin portions 96 may be set as appropriate depending on thespecifications of the rotary electric machine 10. The number of the busbar join portions 84 and the second terminal join portions 96 may alsobe set as appropriate.

Second Exemplary Embodiment

Explanation follows regarding a rotary electric machine 100 according toa second exemplary embodiment, with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8. Inthe rotary electric machine 100 of the second exemplary embodiment, theconnection between the wound wires 38 and the circuit terminals 60A to60C differs from the rotary electric machine 10 of the first exemplaryembodiment in the following respects.

In the rotary electric machine 100 of the second exemplary embodiment,the cover 54 is provided on the motor body 12 one axial direction sideof the centerpiece 14, and the circuit chamber 56 is formed by thecenterpiece 14 and the cover 54. The circuit board 58 is disposed at themotor body 12 one axial direction side. Note that in FIG. 7, a portionof a bottom wall of the cover 54 has been cut away in order to show thecircuit chamber 56.

Moreover, 6 wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F extend from themotor body 12, with the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F insertedthrough the circuit board 58 in pairs (a pair of the wound wire terminalportions 40A and 40B, a pair of the wound wire terminal portions 40C and40D, and a pair of the wound wire terminal portions 40E and 40F). Theportions of the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F that areinserted through the circuit board 58 are provided with guides (guidemembers) 102, and the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F projectout from the circuit board 58 toward the motor body 12 one axialdirection side retained by the guides 102.

Each of the pair of first terminals 70, the pair of bus bars 80 and thesecond terminal 90 of the first exemplary embodiment are omitted in thesecond exemplary embodiment. The circuit terminals 60A to 60C are formedin substantially plate shapes, with the plate thickness directionsthereof disposed in directions radiating about the motor shaft 20 ascenter, and the circuit terminals 60A to 60C are disposed adjacent tothe wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F respectively. Circuitterminal join portions 104 are formed at motor body 12 axial directionintermediate portions of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C. The circuitterminal join portions 104 are formed with substantially circular arcshaped cross-section profiles that project toward the side of the woundwire terminal portions 40A to 40F. The circuit terminal join portions104 of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C are joined to the wound wireterminal portions 40A to 40F using for example projecting welding. Thewound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F of the wound wires 38 that areconfigured from a metal with a principal component of aluminum areaccordingly joined to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C that areconfigured from a metal with a principal component of copper inside thecircuit chamber 56. As a result, corrosion can be suppressed at the joinsites between the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F at the circuitterminals 60A to 60C without for example coating the join sites with asealing material. Similarly to in the first exemplary embodiment, goodelectrical continuity is accordingly enabled between the wound wires 38and the circuit terminals 60A to 60C whilst suppressing an increase incosts, even when the wound wire 38 is configured from metal with aprincipal component of aluminum.

Moreover, in the second exemplary embodiment the wound wire terminalportions 40A to 40F of the wound wires 38 extend from the motor body 12into the circuit chamber 56, and the wound wire terminal portions 40A to40F are joined directly to the circuit terminals 60A to 60C. A low costcan be achieved for the rotary electric machine 100 since there is noneed to join the wound wire 38 outside of the circuit chamber 56.

The portions of the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F that areinserted through the circuit board 58 are provided with the guides 102,and the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F are retained by theguides 102. This thereby enables the wound wire terminal portions 40A to40F to be feed smoothly into the circuit chamber 56, enabling stablewelding of the wound wire terminal portions 40A to 40F to the circuitterminal join portions 104.

Third Exemplary Embodiment

Explanation follows regarding a rotary electric machine 200 according toa third exemplary embodiment, with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10. Therotary electric machine 200 of the third exemplary embodiment isconfigured similarly to the rotary electric machine 10 of the firstexemplary embodiment with the exception of the following points.

In the third exemplary embodiment, a circuit cover 202 and a connectionterminal cover 204 are provided inside the cover 54. The circuit chamber56 is partitioned into two regions by the circuit cover 202 and theconnection terminal cover 204.

The circuit cover 202 is formed in a substantially box shape open towardthe base portion 52 side, and is disposed inside the circuit chamber 56at a portion on the opposite side (on the arrow D direction side in FIG.9) to the motor body 12. The region of the circuit chamber 56partitioned by the circuit cover 202 configures a board housing chamber206, and the circuit board 58 (see FIG. 10) is housed inside the boardhousing chamber 206.

The connection terminal cover 204 is formed in a substantially box shapeopen toward the base portion 52 side, and is disposed adjacent to thecircuit cover 202 on the motor body 12 side (the arrow C side in FIG. 9)of the circuit cover 202. The region of the circuit chamber 56partitioned by the connection terminal cover 204 configures a terminaljoin chamber 208. Note that in FIG. 9, the bottom wall of the cover 54and a portion of a bottom wall of the connection terminal cover 204 havebeen omitted from illustration for ease of explanation.

The cover 54 is configured from a resin material, and the circuit cover202 and the connection terminal cover 204 are integrally formed (insertmolded) with the cover 54 at the cover 54 inside. The inside of theboard housing chamber 206 and the inside of the terminal join chamber208 are accordingly sealed, thereby securing water resistant propertiesof the board housing chamber 206 and the terminal join chamber 208.

The circuit terminals 60A to 60C are respectively formed insubstantially elongated plate shapes, and are bent into substantiallycrank shapes as viewed along the orthogonal axis Cy axial direction (seeFIG. 10). Length direction intermediate portions of the circuitterminals 60A to 60C are disposed with the plate thickness direction inthe motor body 12 axial direction, and pass through mutually adjacentside walls of the circuit cover 202 and the connection terminal cover204. In other words, the length direction intermediate portions of thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C are disposed so as to project out from themutually adjacent side walls of the circuit cover 202 and the connectionterminal cover 204 toward the board housing chamber 206 side and theterminal join chamber 208 side. Length direction one end portions of thecircuit terminals 60A to 60C are bent toward the circuit board 58 side(the arrow B direction side in FIG. 10), and are joined to the circuitboard 58. Length direction other end portions of the circuit terminals60A to 60C are bent toward the motor body 12 one axial direction side(the arrow A direction side in FIG. 10), and are disposed inside theterminal join chamber 208. The protrusion portions 62 of the circuitterminals 60A to 60C project out from the length direction other endportions of the circuit terminals 60A to 60C toward the motor body 12side. Note that the side walls of the circuit cover 202 and theconnection terminal cover 204 are formed with for example notchesthrough which the circuit terminals 60A to 60C pass, and are sealed withfor example a sealing material.

The first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 pass through the motorbody 12 side side wall of the cover 54 and the motor body 12 side sidewall of the connection terminal cover 204, and respective one ends ofthe first terminals 70 and the second terminal 90 are disposed insidethe terminal join chamber 208. Note that the first terminals 70 and thesecond terminal 90 are assembled to the cover 54 through the sealingmaterial. Inside the terminal join chamber 208, the first terminals 70are joined to the circuit terminals 60A and 60C, and the second terminal90 is joined to the circuit terminal 60B.

Accordingly, in the third exemplary embodiment, the circuit terminals60A to 60C that are configured from a metal (brass) with an electricalconductivity different to aluminum, and the first terminals 70 and thesecond terminal 90 that are configured from a metal with a principalcomponent of aluminum are joined inside the terminal join chamber 208for which water resistant properties are secured (are high). The thirdexemplary embodiment is accordingly capable of exhibiting similaroperation and advantageous effects to those of the first exemplaryembodiment.

Note that in the third exemplary embodiment, the circuit cover 202 andthe connection terminal cover 204 are integrally formed to the cover 54inside the cover 54, and the circuit chamber 56 is partitioned into theboard housing chamber 206 and the terminal join chamber 208.Alternatively, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the connection terminal cover204 may be omitted, and the cover 54 and the circuit cover 202integrally formed together, thereby partitioning the circuit chamber 56into the board housing chamber 206 and the terminal join chamber 208.

The first exemplary embodiment to the third exemplary embodiment may beconfigured with a mazelike structure (what is referred to as a labyrinthstructure) at an inner peripheral portion of the cover 54 in order tofurther enhance the water resistant properties of the circuit chamber56.

What is claimed is:
 1. A rotary electric machine, comprising: a coverthat configures an outline of a sealed circuit chamber; a drive circuitsection that is housed inside the circuit chamber and that drives amotor section; a circuit terminal that is provided at the drive circuitsection such that the circuit terminal is housed inside the circuitchamber, and that is configured from a conductive metal other thanaluminum; and wound wires that are wound around tooth portions of anarmature core in the motor section, the wound wires being configuredfrom a metal whose principal component is aluminum, and having terminalportions that are joined to the circuit terminal via a coupling membersuch that a joined portion at which the coupling member and the circuitterminal are joined is arranged inside the circuit chamber, the couplingmember being configured from a metal whose principal component isaluminum, wherein: the circuit chamber is disposed adjacent to the motorsection as viewed along an axial direction of the motor section, thecoupling member includes a plurality of join portions which arerespectively joined to the terminal portions of the wound wires, abottomed recessed portion having a wall portion is formed at an outerside of a frame portion of the cover, such that the recessed portion isopen toward one side in the axial direction of the motor section, andhole portions are respectively formed at a wall portion of the frameportion and the wall portion of the recessed portion, such that theterminal portions of the wound wires are joined to the circuit terminalvia the coupling member in a state in which the coupling member isinserted in the respective hole portions.
 2. The rotary electric machineof claim 1, wherein the terminal portions of the wound wires, which arein a bundled state, are joined to each of the join portions.
 3. Therotary electric machine of claim 1, wherein the coupling member isformed integrally with the cover.
 4. The rotary electric machine ofclaim 1, wherein the circuit terminal is configured from a metal whoseprincipal component is copper, and the joined portion of the circuitterminal with the coupling member is plated with tin.
 5. The rotaryelectric machine of claim 1, wherein the circuit terminal is provided ata circuit board which is housed inside the circuit chamber and whichconfigures the drive circuit section.
 6. The rotary electric machine ofclaim 1, wherein the coupling member extends from outside of the circuitchamber and the recessed portion to inside of the circuit chamber, andthe terminal portions are joined to the coupling member at the outsideof the circuit chamber and the recessed portion.